diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/deviceinfo/DeviceInfoModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/deviceinfo/DeviceInfoModule.java
index a6a2e5c4a47278..f8deb0e2e4e073 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/deviceinfo/DeviceInfoModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/deviceinfo/DeviceInfoModule.java
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ public void emitUpdateDimensionsEvent() {
       WritableNativeMap displayMetrics =
           DisplayMetricsHolder.getDisplayMetricsNativeMap(mFontScale);
       if (!displayMetrics.equals(mPreviousDisplayMetrics)) {
+        mPreviousDisplayMetrics = displayMetrics.copy();
         mReactApplicationContext
             .getJSModule(DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter.class)
             .emit("didUpdateDimensions", displayMetrics);
-        mPreviousDisplayMetrics = displayMetrics;
       }
     } else {
       ReactSoftException.logSoftException(